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Food Styling + S’mores Please!

Did you know that August 10th is National S’mores Day ?â€”a holiday entirely devoted to honoring and enjoying the fun, delicious and messy fireside snack called S’mores. Iâ€™m still not entirely sure who comes up with these days, but I will say that this is one I am more than happy to celebrate! With crispy graham crackers, gooey marshmallows and melty chocolate, what is there not to love about a Sâ€™more? It is generally agreed that the first recorded recipe of the Sâ€™more was printed in 1927 by the American Girl Scouts, in a book entitled â€˜Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scoutsâ€™. Whether you agree or disagree with the Girl Scout story is up to you … Today, I am a believer! Since my Mom just past away, I have been having some really strange “flash backs” of my childhood. All of a sudden no matter what I am doing I start to daydream about the most strangest things about growing up, things I probably never thought of for years, like being a Brownie + a Girl Scout. I remember my Mom being our “troop” leader like it was yesterday. All the fun projects we did, the day of the week I got excited to wear my uniform to school {does anyone out there remember that?!} camping, selling cookies {mostly to relatives + neighbors, I was never much of a salesperson + still not my strong point!} and earning all those badges. My Mom saved EVERYTHING from my life, so of course I have my “sash” with all it’s special badges + troop number. Since I was daydreaming I figured I might as well head up to our “attic” and track that darn sash down. As I held my sash in my hands I could just feel my Mom by my side telling me “our troop will have fun at camp because I have a special surprise for the campfire” …. you guessed it! We had S’mores and from what I can remember we stayed up all night under the stars giggling …. ahh, the simple life. So, I hope you enjoy a campfire and some messy S’mores this weekend with friends + family. I would love to hear if you do! Happy Trails …..

Directions: Take one (1) large graham cracker and break it in half || Unwrap chocolate bar, try not to eat the entire bar || Break bar into smaller pieces || Cover one of the graham cracker halves with chocolate pieces to fit your graham cracker || Put a marshmallow (or two) on the stick and hold it over the fire until roasted || Toast marshmallows over a campfire, turning the stick until the outside of the marshmallow is golden brown and just starting to get mushy.

**NOTE: Some people like to roast them for a few minutes, then make them catch on fire, blow them out, and then the marshmallows are done to their liking. Your choice on how you like your marshmallows!

The true origin of the snack is unknown, as camping recipes were passed from family to family – often over the campfire itself. The very first printed record of the recipe was in 1927 in a girl scout manual “Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts”.Â Read more HERE.

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